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USB 2.0 Cable (6050-0494) ....................................................................................... 42
Connecting the Detector-Controller Cable ....................................................................... 42
Connecting to the Timing Generator ................................................................................ 43
PTG ............................................................................................................................ 43
DG535 ........................................................................................................................ 43
Making the Coolant Circulator-Camera Connections ....................................................... 44
Entering the Default Camera System Parameters into WinX (WinView/32,
WinSpec/32, or WinXTest/32) ..................................................................................... 44
Chapter 4 First Light ......................................................................................... 47
Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 47
Required Equipment and Cables ....................................................................................... 47
Cable Connections ............................................................................................................ 48
Before Turning on the System .......................................................................................... 48
Turning on the System and Setting Up the Software ........................................................ 49
Configuring the Software for Shutter Mode Operation .................................................... 49
Setup menu ................................................................................................................. 49
Acquisition menu ....................................................................................................... 50
Pulser .......................................................................................................................... 50
Pre-Acquisition Check ...................................................................................................... 51
Room Illumination ..................................................................................................... 51
If Imaging with a Lens ............................................................................................... 51
If Taking Spectra ........................................................................................................ 51
Initial Data Acquisition ..................................................................................................... 51
Focusing ............................................................................................................................ 52
Final Comments ................................................................................................................ 52
Chapter 5 General Operation Factors ............................................................ 53
Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 53
Data Acquisition Sequence ............................................................................................... 53
USB 2.0 and System On/Off Sequences ........................................................................... 54
Pre-Exposure Removal of Accumulated Charge .............................................................. 54
Introduction ................................................................................................................ 54
Dark Charge ............................................................................................................... 54
Clean Cycles ............................................................................................................... 55
Continuous Cleans Cycles .......................................................................................... 56
Shutter Compensation Time ............................................................................................. 57
Temperature Control ......................................................................................................... 57
Cooling Method .......................................................................................................... 57
Setting the Temperature ............................................................................................. 58
Exposure ........................................................................................................................... 58
Exposure with an Image Intensifier ............................................................................ 59
Saturation ................................................................................................................... 59
Background Subtraction ................................................................................................... 59
Readout of the Array ......................................................................................................... 60
Full Frame Readout .................................................................................................... 60
Interline Readout ........................................................................................................ 61
Binned Readout (Hardware Binning) ......................................................................... 64
Software Binning .............................................................................................................. 66
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Cable (6050-0148-CE) ................................................................................... 42
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